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New reporter coming north to Seattle TV

 


Christian Balderas is moving from KSBW in Salinas/Monterey on California's Central Coast  to KING 5.  That's the 128th merket, BTW.    Helluva jump.    This image is courtesy FTVLIVE.com




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  1. IDC9April 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM

    That is quite a big jump in markets, though its not the first time that someone from KSBW has made a big jump like this. They had a weekend anchor who was promoted to Hearst's (Hearst owns KSBW) Washington DC Bureau, where he is now seen nationally. Another one of their former anchors landed at WESH, KSBW's sister station in Orlando. So its evident that KSBW has some very good talent and training if they are able to have multiple personalities make big jumps like this.

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